Cory Wong Lesson: Funk Rhythm Guitar

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[rorybrooks]

It’s crazy to think that he’s named after a vulfpeck song

[illClintonDuval]

This guy is definitely one of the top 16th note players in his age bracket

[ethancheng]

As soon as he starts playing with the metronome, you hear the metronome grooving WITH him like what Carol Kaye describes. What a monster player.

[SantiCmusic]

3:34 - 4:00 I was really caught off guard to hear him "cross genres" and play the chords that a lot of guitarists learn as beginners. He didn't refer to it as something "basic" or beneath him, but as another medium through which he can employ his technique. I'd prefer to hear him play funk any day, but it was cool to watch him embrace something different and common for a moment in order to make his point and really make it his own.

[dekemartin]

A very eloquent and intelligent explanation on ‘groove’. When I play bass I have a tendency to play a little ahead of the beat, and a drummer I used to work with had the laziest behind-the-beat snare I’ve ever heard. But when we played together it was like we were joined at the hip and thinking as one. Groove is so much more important than pure military timing.

[raaron]

It’s crazy because this kind of guitar playing sounds like shit when 95% of guitar players do it. You gotta have perfect time and articulation. He sounds amazing

[BrianAnderson-]

This is one of the best funk guitar lessons I've ever seen on YouTube. I owe you money Cory. Thank you so much for taking the time to seriously teach funk this detailed. You rock man!

[markknopflerisnot]

Fascinating and very well demonstrated and is a quality player for sure

[--ACCEPT--]

I love listening to people who are not only good at what they're doing, but also think about the how and why. I've never played guitar beyond a campfire level, and even that was years ago, but the idea of automating the fundamentals so you can focus on the expression is something I'm sure will come back to me and be extremely helpful in a few months, when I'm sitting on some completely different problem.

[TheAisleOfPlenty]

I always undrestood the importance of having that 16th note motor going but that huge range of motion that Cory employs really opened my eyes in terms of how that can affect your tone - I'm guessing mainly because of the attack and the chords/strings getting hit in quick unison.. Thx Cory, you rock (I mean funk) !!

[adam-ykyd]

I love this for so many reasons, but I love how he has made a virtue of, and can communicate, the value of modern production and recording

[naveedahmedny]

Absolutely love that idea of “two dimensional” metronome practice and the way you described what one without the other could look like

[jeffreywinsor]

My Lord! I've been searching for advanced rhythm techniques and this one is blowing my mind. The motor of the RH is going 16th beats the whole time!

[RootsCafeAthens]

How can you dislike this ?? I mean i you are a guitar player you can always learn from the masters of their craft and Cory is a funk guitar master!

[vivaelparaguay]

wow, I have one common point with his playing : when I practice with a metronome on my knee, it falls on the floor.

[mattma]

My gosh... this is the style I've been wanting to learn for 2 Thanks a million for the lessons!

[legomaestro]

This is one of the best explained practical advice from a genius whos heart feels music. It's such a hard balance, expressing such an abstract thing in a way I can concretely take tips from. Thanks for this and serious props.

[martinschmitz]

Netflix: Are you still there?

Someones daughter: 5:44

[RockOfGreece]

This video single handedly turned from a rock guitarist to a funk guitarist. That was my quarantine this year

[almostZoSo]

Never have I been more jealous of a man who dresses like a mime and has a wrist like a weed eater.